Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
SALLY LUN GEMS.

One egg, two tablespoons of sugar.
two tablespoons of butter, one cup Of
sweet milk. two cups of -four one tea
spoon cream tartar. one -h,: teaspoon
of soda. Bake fifteen minutes.
DoUGuNUrs.
One egg. one cup sugar two tea
spoonfus melted lard. one-half cup
thick milk. same of sweet milk, three
teaspooniuls of cream of tartar, one and
one-half teaSpoonfuls Of soda. mix soft.
COOKIES.
Two heaping cups of sugar, one-half
cup of lard, one cup of buttcrmlk; dis
solve one teaSpoonful of soda and two
of baking powder in the buttermilk.
flavor with lemon, Hour enough to roll
easy
HAM CROQUETrs
Chop the ham very fine and season
with pepper or mustard. With little
flour in hand, make up small balls and
dip in beaten eggs. roll in crumbs of
bread or cracker. and fry to light
brown i'm hot lard.
JELLY CAKE.
Two cups white sugar, three eggs,
one cup lard whipped with a fork until
it is light and smooth, one cup sour
cream one teaspoon soda, two tea-
spoons cream tartar. 81 cups flour
Flavor with essence of lemon.
MILK FROSTING
Ten tablcSpoofuls sweet milk. one
and half cups of sugar; let boil : x
minutes take off and stir until quite
white; put in little lemon, spread
qu ckly before getting too hard, wetting
the knife in cold water Very nice
WHITE CAKE.
One-half cup butter and two cups Of
sugar, worked 10 cream, the whites
Of seven eggs beaten to stiff froth.
one-third cup of sweet milk, three cups
of flour with vanilla, two teaspOonfuls
of baking powder.
FIGG PUDDING.
One-half pound figs. one-half pound
bread crumbs, six ouces moist sugar,
six ounces beef suet two eggs little
nutmeg, and a cup milk. Figs and suet
to be chopped very fine; mix all well
and steam in mould or steamer three
hours.
TAFFY.
Three pounds of treaclc two pounds
of moist sugar, one-half pound Of but
ter flavor with few drops only OF es-
scnce OF lemon or Of peppermint; boil
it one and a half hours, watching all
the time, that it does not boil o7cr Gas
it is apt to do # not attended to and
stirred now and them.
RICE CAKE.
one pound of -four one pound
ground rice. three teaspoonfals baking
powder, one-half pound moist sugar
one-quarter pound butter, one quarter
pound drpp.ngs, one egg. a very small
quantity nutmeg. Mix with milk or
cold water. and bake in quick oven.
first having pulled the mixture into lit
tie rough cakes about the ; re Of q
breakfast cup.
COCOANUT POUND CAKE.
Beat half pound of butter and one
pound of pulyer.zed sugar to a creamy
froth; stir in gradually one pound of
sifted -four in which you have thorough
" mixed two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. pinch of salt and a teaspoon
full of grated lemon peel--this may be
fresh or dried; four well beaten eggs.
n cupful Of sweet milk, and quarter
OF pound of grated cocOanut; beat
this in rapidly; bake in buttered tins in
moderate oven.
BROlLED MUTTON CHOPS.
Cut some chops from the best end of
the lon or neck, trim them neatly, re-
moving the skin or fat, leaving only
enough of the matter to make them
palatable. Place the chops on a grid
iron over a very clear fire; turn them
/ frequently. taking care that the fork is
not put into the lean part of the chops.
Season them with pepper and salt.
When done put piece of fresh butter
over each chop. and send them to the
table on hot dish.
BAKED APPLE PUDDING.
Take four tart apples. sliced or
chopped, put them in well-buttered
pudding dish. make batter with a pint
of sweet milk, pint of flour, pinch
of salt, one teaspoonful of baking pow
der and two well-beaten eggs; pour
over the apples and bake. Sauce-A
half pint of water, let it boil; add a
nice lump of butter, little salt, half q
cup of sugar. a little wet cornstarch to
thicken il | he cream. little yellow
rind of lemon and some of the juice;
boil all together and serve.
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